Sprint and Kyocera today launched the Sanyo Zio Android smartphone with the new Sprint ID service. With a focus on making the Android experience accessible to those looking for a phone priced under $100, Zio will cost just $99.99 with a new two-year service agreement or eligible upgrade and after a $100 mail-in rebate (pricing excludes surcharges and taxes). It will be available in all Sprint retail channels, including www.sprint.com and 1-800-SPRINT1. Here is more info on the Sanyo Zio Android smartphone:

Proving that a wireless device can be smart, attractive and unique to each individual, the Android-powered Sanyo Zio features Sprint ID, a user-friendly new means of customizing Android content on mobile phones. Sprint ID allows Zio users to instantly download ID packs that deliver a predefined experience, including applications, widgets, ringtones and wallpapers, all at once. As beautiful as it is powerful, Zio is only .5? thick and weighs only 3.7 ounces, making it one of the thinnest, lightest Android devices on the market. Designed with productivity and entertainment in mind, Zio boasts multiple keyboard options, all with haptic feedback, an accelerometer to rotate between landscape and portrait orientations and an ambient light sensor that automatically adjusts screen brightness to optimize viewing.

The easy-to-use trackball also helps users navigate between the seemingly endless features found on Zio including address book integration with social apps like Facebook, Twitter, MySpace and more; GPS functionality and digital compass plus preloaded Google Maps; media player for streaming videos; full HTML Web browser; and even more customization from Android Market.

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